Alien Star Menace The Animal Farm Creations The starship Paladin is under attack! Aliens have invaded, and they don't seem interested in making friends. Use your w… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsThe starship Paladin is under attack! Aliens have invaded, and they don't seem interested in making friends. Use your wits and your weapons to help your shipmates overcome the intruding menace. Unlock new units, master their abilities, and drive the alien scum off your ship! Don't get cozy, or you could be a meal for a giant space ogre. FEATURES - Challenging levels that will test your skills - Fast-paced combat that will keep you on your toes - Lots of units to unlock and play with - A quirky, light-hearted storyline Information Seller:The Animal Farm Creations Genre:Role Playing, Strategy Release:Mar 19, 2015 Updated:Apr 22, 2015 Version:1.1 Size:90.0 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #2 PeteOzzy, Mar 19, 2015 Looks amazing, nice find! NOEN Well-Known Member Jul 31, 2012 3,245 0 0 U.S. #3 NOEN, Mar 19, 2015 Ooh. This looks good. zen_mode Well-Known Member Feb 8, 2015 366 0 16 Sydney #4 zen_mode, Mar 20, 2015 I've now played three different games with the same Oryx space-themed tileset in the last couple of weeks (most recent one being this 2015 7day RL contender: http://7drl.org/2015/03/17/rogue-space-marine-crash-bugs-fixed/). They are nice though, i've got to admit. Too bad this isn't a roguelike. bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #5 bdsowers, Mar 20, 2015 Hey guys! Developer here! I didn't realize TouchArcade was going to go ahead and create a forum thread for me... that was upcoming on my TODO list. Thanks for the kind words NOEN and PeteOzzy! I hope you enjoy the game! zen_mode: Wow, I didn't realize so many people were using that art set. It looks like my game's pretty different from those, at least. Anyway, if anyone has any questions or comments, feel free to direct them my way! bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #6 bdsowers, Mar 21, 2015 For those interested in this sortta thing, I wrote a pretty comprehensive post-mortem about the game. It goes through a lot of the development details. Maybe it's somebody's cup of tea? Ubisububi Well-Known Member Oct 8, 2009 1,088 9 38 California #7 Ubisububi, Mar 21, 2015 Glad I stumbled on this forum post. The App Store has some serious discovery issues... gamer300 Well-Known Member Feb 11, 2014 193 0 0 Europe #8 gamer300, Mar 21, 2015 I had some fun with this one today. The first few levels i did were really easy but the difficulty ramped up when i met the alien mastermind. Took me multiple retries and some squad editing. Eventually i beat it with one unit who was down to 10 health. bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #9 bdsowers, Mar 22, 2015 Thanks a lot for the kind words guys! Any large store is going to have discovery issues. I was hoping to get some exposure through other venues, but so far it's been pretty quiet. Yea, that guy's rough. I didn't intend for him to be quite so lethal, but after playtesting for a while, I liked the tension he brought to the battles. drquicksilver Member Jan 7, 2013 23 0 0 #10 drquicksilver, Mar 22, 2015 This sounds interesting. Turn based battler like the battles of an SRPG? More imps would be welcome. What's the charging model? Is there an unlock of some kind? Ads? bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #11 bdsowers, Mar 22, 2015 Yes. It's basically an SRPG with, well, very very minimal RPG elements. Closer to pure strategy. And no imps. Purely ads. Skippable video ads after every... 5 battles, I think. If you get stuck on a level, you can skip past it without a non-skippable ad (which resets the skippable video counter to hopefully not flood players with ads). DeNappa Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Oct 1, 2013 129 4 18 Netherlands #12 DeNappa, Mar 22, 2015 I've given it a go, having fun so far. 2 things tho: if you have selected the doctor, it's not possible to select an adjacent unit because it will always do a healing action. also, any chance for an ad removal iap? bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #13 bdsowers, Mar 22, 2015 Thank you! Re: Doctor. It's possible, there's just an intermediate step - touch somewhere else in the level to deselect the doctor first. I agree it's awkward, but couldn't think of a better way to do it without breaking the streamlined controls. Re: ad removal IAP. If there's demand for it, I won't rule it out. I didn't think the need was there given the frequency of the ads, and I didn't want to futz with IAP coding just for that one thing. So far you're the only one to ask for it. mcamp Well-Known Member Dec 17, 2010 61 2 8 #14 mcamp, Mar 22, 2015 I'd be happy to drop a buck or three on this to download it ad-free outright. I'm more hesitant to download it for free knowing there's ads in it. I realize I may be in the App Store minority, but that's my two cents. Release a paid version and you can have the other 97 cents as well. =P bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #15 bdsowers, Mar 22, 2015 Understood. I'll keep it on my list for an update. weretiger Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2009 129 0 0 #16 weretiger, Mar 23, 2015 Just played through the first few levels and found it pretty enjoyable! I'll play more and come back to report on what I think. bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #17 bdsowers, Mar 23, 2015 Thanks! Looking forward to hearing your feedback. weretiger Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2009 129 0 0 #18 weretiger, Mar 23, 2015 Ok, here are my initial impressions... Played for about a half hour. So far ads and IAP are a non issue. Haven't seen an ad yet, and can't even remember if there is IAP. Solid core to the strategy, nice variety of units so far. Nothing challenged me yet, but I hope it's coming. Dialog / story is light and mildy humerous, keeps things moving a bit. Plays fast and light, and I like that about it. So far it's a nice little turn based strategy game and I look forward to more sessions. No complaints and I hope the devs get some success and continue to develop it. bdsowers Well-Known Member Jul 2, 2011 51 0 0 Software Engineer Cary, NC http://www.theanimalfarmcreations.com #19 bdsowers, Mar 23, 2015 That's some thorough feedback. The challenge kicks in initially around level 5-6. By level 10 things can get pretty hard. Especially if you're not careful with your squad layout. Keep in mind that it is possible to beat every level without losing a single unit. Part of the added challenge is pulling that off. No IAP. Just ads. And the ad counter is per session, so if you actually quit the game and return... you may never see one. Thank you kindly! Andy C83 Well-Known Member Oct 20, 2010 3,630 25 48 Over the Rainbow #20 Andy C83, Mar 25, 2015 Last edited: Mar 25, 2015 [thread=257503][/thread] [thread=257485][/thread] [thread=257499][/thread] [thread=257505][/thread] [thread=256367][/thread] [thread=257589][/thread] Alien Star Menace Is one of the nominees for Touch Arcade Forums' Game Of The Week 19th March 2015 VOTE HERE Developers, publishers and/or affiliates cannot vote for their own games!! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. 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I've now played three different games with the same Oryx space-themed tileset in the last couple of weeks (most recent one being this 2015 7day RL contender: http://7drl.org/2015/03/17/rogue-space-marine-crash-bugs-fixed/). They are nice though, i've got to admit. Too bad this isn't a roguelike.
Hey guys! Developer here! I didn't realize TouchArcade was going to go ahead and create a forum thread for me... that was upcoming on my TODO list. Thanks for the kind words NOEN and PeteOzzy! I hope you enjoy the game! zen_mode: Wow, I didn't realize so many people were using that art set. It looks like my game's pretty different from those, at least. Anyway, if anyone has any questions or comments, feel free to direct them my way!
For those interested in this sortta thing, I wrote a pretty comprehensive post-mortem about the game. It goes through a lot of the development details. Maybe it's somebody's cup of tea?
I had some fun with this one today. The first few levels i did were really easy but the difficulty ramped up when i met the alien mastermind. Took me multiple retries and some squad editing. Eventually i beat it with one unit who was down to 10 health.
Thanks a lot for the kind words guys! Any large store is going to have discovery issues. I was hoping to get some exposure through other venues, but so far it's been pretty quiet. Yea, that guy's rough. I didn't intend for him to be quite so lethal, but after playtesting for a while, I liked the tension he brought to the battles.
This sounds interesting. Turn based battler like the battles of an SRPG? More imps would be welcome. What's the charging model? Is there an unlock of some kind? Ads?
Yes. It's basically an SRPG with, well, very very minimal RPG elements. Closer to pure strategy. And no imps. Purely ads. Skippable video ads after every... 5 battles, I think. If you get stuck on a level, you can skip past it without a non-skippable ad (which resets the skippable video counter to hopefully not flood players with ads).
I've given it a go, having fun so far. 2 things tho: if you have selected the doctor, it's not possible to select an adjacent unit because it will always do a healing action. also, any chance for an ad removal iap?
Thank you! Re: Doctor. It's possible, there's just an intermediate step - touch somewhere else in the level to deselect the doctor first. I agree it's awkward, but couldn't think of a better way to do it without breaking the streamlined controls. Re: ad removal IAP. If there's demand for it, I won't rule it out. I didn't think the need was there given the frequency of the ads, and I didn't want to futz with IAP coding just for that one thing. So far you're the only one to ask for it.
I'd be happy to drop a buck or three on this to download it ad-free outright. I'm more hesitant to download it for free knowing there's ads in it. I realize I may be in the App Store minority, but that's my two cents. Release a paid version and you can have the other 97 cents as well. =P
Just played through the first few levels and found it pretty enjoyable! I'll play more and come back to report on what I think.
Ok, here are my initial impressions... Played for about a half hour. So far ads and IAP are a non issue. Haven't seen an ad yet, and can't even remember if there is IAP. Solid core to the strategy, nice variety of units so far. Nothing challenged me yet, but I hope it's coming. Dialog / story is light and mildy humerous, keeps things moving a bit. Plays fast and light, and I like that about it. So far it's a nice little turn based strategy game and I look forward to more sessions. No complaints and I hope the devs get some success and continue to develop it.
That's some thorough feedback. The challenge kicks in initially around level 5-6. By level 10 things can get pretty hard. Especially if you're not careful with your squad layout. Keep in mind that it is possible to beat every level without losing a single unit. Part of the added challenge is pulling that off. No IAP. Just ads. And the ad counter is per session, so if you actually quit the game and return... you may never see one. Thank you kindly!
[thread=257503][/thread] [thread=257485][/thread] [thread=257499][/thread] [thread=257505][/thread] [thread=256367][/thread] [thread=257589][/thread] Alien Star Menace Is one of the nominees for Touch Arcade Forums' Game Of The Week 19th March 2015 VOTE HERE Developers, publishers and/or affiliates cannot vote for their own games!!
